Monday, October 22, 2007

Matthew's Shell chess banner was displayed along with other banners during the Grand Finals of the Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship at the SM MegaMall last Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007. We drop by to watch and I am amaze how young some of the participants are... 4 and 3 years old already highly skilled in chess!

Announcement were made Friday night that Saturday game at NorthCamp is cancelled in light of the Glorietta bombing in Makati that day. It was a surprised that players still flocked the Camp despite of the announcement. Needless to say, players decided (I for one) that no terror act should stop one from continuing to live his life, if you are going to let terror stop you from living your life, you might as well be dead.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

With a loud voice, the game marshall asked for five volunteers for the next mission. Without any hesitation i step forward. And immediately four more lads follow. Perhaps all of us (or just me) are thinking this would be one exciting mission that we can not afford to pass.

Right, our thoughts are the same. But wrong, its a different mission.

This time with a soft tone the game marshall gave an order, "ok, you guys will be POWs and you are not supposed to engage in anything except stay put inside the barracks until rescued."